Ultimate media cleaner vs Media Cleaner

Ultimate media cleaner give you the power to find “unused files” (please read the next line) in your sites and delete them Unused files is more “not usage found” with our detection system. You have to know that WP is easy to use, but is a very complex software. Remember that WP can be used like e-commerce, video share platform, normal blog, etc. So is impossible to be 100% accurate about the “unused files”, so for this version we changed for “Not usage found”, this phrase is more accurate about what this plugin do PRO VERSION We made one Pro version, we added some “nice to have feature”, you can find it at Ultimate media cleaner PRO Crawler option Even if we made all possible to try to find reference in the database, there are some files used in ways impossible to detected internally. The only way is to use one web crawler and to detect the reference in direct in your HTML, JS and CSS code We work in our own web crawler, you can find it at Ultimate media cleaner Crawler (external and pay service) We made one Pro version, we added some “nice to have feature”, you can find it at Ultimate media cleaner PRO HOW THIS PLUGIN WORK Is important to you to know how this plugin work, so here we go: The plugin is composed in 5 prat Find files from database and find files from your folder system part This two parts are really similar, the unique difference is where the information is coming from. Files from the database will show you every file and images found in the database (in your database this will be the table Post with values post_type=’attachment’) And folders, are files found in the wp-upload folder. Keep in mind that some plugin use this folder to add their own files, and this plugin will not detect their usage After selecting from where you want to show the WP files The plugin will try to find out if the file is used or unused, this is made with some sql script, trying to found some physical reference in post and pages Try to find if the file is used in some shortcode (coming soon) Found if the crawler system detected the file (pay service) Show you the result and give you the opportunity to delete, ignored the “unused files”, if is used, the plugin will not show any option You can ignore the file, because you know that this file is used, but the file have the “unused” label You can put in the delete list (this will not delete the file) Keep in mind that the “not usage found” label can have from 0% to 100% accuracy The delete list part You can see every file that you want to delete, so have two option, continue and delete them or remove it from them from the list Try to make your own verification and validate that the file you want to delete is not used in your site The option part You can found some useful configuration, like hide the delete button for children images The crawler part You can crawl your site to have better accuracy in the “not usage found” found HOW TO USE IT This plugin is like “one-shot usage”, you should do: In only one day (you can take one day without making news post or page, to make this maintenance activity ) Make one backup of your site (There are good backup plugin in WP) Add one test post or page with test images/files See if the plugin is working and detecting the test images/file are used Delete the unused test files or images See if the test post or page is working as it should If the plugin is working for this test, go with some productions post and page (like the oldest, the least viewed or less important posts or pages) See if the plugin is working and detecting the images/file are used Delete the unused files or images You have two possible result: Working, not working Working Keep going with other images and files, but trying to see if your site still working Delete all unused files/images Normally your site is free of unused files, so you can delete and forget about the plugin Not working restore your site from the backup system Delete the plugin Find another plugin IMPORTANT This plugin can destroy your site IF you don’t know how to use it, YES YOU CAN DESTROY IT!!! This plugin need you to see if is working like it should, take the “not usage found” like inaccurate and go by little steps, see if is working with your WP configuration, plugins, themes, etc. Is very wisely to use one backup system, that take in account your upload folder and database HOW IT WORKS They are some big part of this plugin: the search: it show you all medias in your site, from the database or you upload folder the verification: try to find if the media is used, if all detection fail to find reference, the media will show like is “not usage found”, but again this can be inaccurate deletion: after you chose witch files will be deleted, the plugin will delete it from the database and from your upload folder

Media Cleaner is a powerful plugin that helps you clean up your WordPress media library by deleting unused media entries and files, as well as fixing broken entries. With an internal trash feature, you can preview and confirm changes before permanently deleting anything. Plus, Media Cleaner uses smart analysis to ensure compatibility with specific plugins and themes. Use it alongside Database Cleaner for the ultimate clean-up experience. Media Cleaner is like a ninja assassin for your Media Library – it’ll stealthily take out all the unnecessary media and broken entries that are cluttering up the place. Just make sure you have a solid backup plan in place before you let this bad boy loose. To learn more about compatibility, features, and the Pro version, check out the tutorial on the official website. AI ASSISTANTS (MCP) Media Cleaner can be driven by an AI assistant, through the MCP server of AI Engine. Enable MCP in the Media Cleaner settings, and your assistant (Claude, ChatGPT, and the others) is able to run a scan, read the results, explain why a media was reported, ignore the false positives, and clean up. It is not a black box: the tools tell the assistant which builders and plugins are supported on your site, which ones are not, and what the scan cannot see, so it can warn you and check the doubtful cases instead of trusting the results blindly. Deleted files still go to the trash, and a permanent deletion always requires your explicit confirmation. COMPATIBILITY This plugin is compatible with all media types, including retina and WebP versions. It has been tested on a wide range of WordPress versions, including the latest version with Gutenberg, as well as on various themes with a large community of users. It also supports WooCommerce. For users with more complex plugins for handling website content, the Pro version may be necessary for optimal compatibility. We are constantly working to increase compatibility with other plugins. PRO VERSION Media Cleaner Pro adds extra features to the free version of Media Cleaner: Filesystem Analysis: Scans your physical /uploads directory and matches it against the Media Library. Extra support for complex plugins, such as ACF, Metabox, Divi Builder, Fusion Builder (Avada), WPBakery Page Builder, Visual Composer, Elementor, Beaver Builder, Brizy Builder, Oxygen Builder, Slider Revolution, Justified Image Grid, Avia Framework, and many more! Live Site Scan: Analyzes the online version of your website, potentially improving accuracy in some cases. WP-CLI support: Allows you to run the plugin at a higher speed or automatically with direct server access (via SSH).